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pusillanimity |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pusillanimity \Pu`sil*la*nim"i*ty\, n. [L. pusillanimitas: cf F. pusillanimit['e].] The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; cowardliness. The badge of pusillanimity and cowardice. --Shak. It is obvious to distinguished between an act of . . . pusillanimity and an act of great modesty or humility. --South. Syn: Cowardliness; cowardice; fear; timidity. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pusillanimity n : contemptible fearfulness [syn: {pusillanimousness}]
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